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Valentine Frustrated with Commission’s Price Tag on Education Upgrades

November 1st, 2018 by WCBC Radio

The Kirwan Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education met three times in October and the potential price tag to implement its recommendations is continuing to grow. The 25-member group tasked to prescribe remedies and help boost the Maryland educational system pushed slightly closer to a final document before the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes in January-  but Allegany County Commissioner Bill Valentine is becoming increasingly skeptical and frustrated. A member of the committee, Valentine says the projected costs for education under the current recommendations are astronomical- and funding sources have not yet been identified…

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